>> Sreenivasan: FOR STUDENTS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE SCHOOL
YEAR IS UNDER WAY.
FOR SOME, THAT MEANS LEARNING
FROM A CURRICULUM KNOWN AS THE
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, AN
ACADEMIC PROGRAM GROWING IN
POPULARITY THAT'S USED IN CLOSE
TO 5,000 SCHOOLS AROUND THE
WORLD.
SCHOOLS SAY THE RIGOROUS COURSE
LOAD IS WHY THEY OFFER THE
PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOW IN ITS
50th YEAR.
NEWSHOUR WEEKEND SAT DOWN WITH
THE FIRST FEMALE HEAD OF THE
FOUNDATION THAT DEVELOPS THE
CURRICULUM TO DISCUSS HOW IT'S
PREPARING STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN
A GLOBALLY CONNECTED WORLD.
CHRISTOPHER BOOKER HAS MORE.
>> AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...
>> Reporter: DR. SIVA KUMARI IS
ON THE ROAD A LOT, OFTEN MEETING
WITH EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD.
SHE'S HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL
BACCALAUREATE FOUNDATION, OR
I.B. FOR SHORT.
THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS
CURRICULA, ALSO CALLED I.B., FOR
STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD.
THE FOUNDATION WAS STARTED IN
SWITZERLAND BACK IN 1968.
>> WE WERE CREATED AS A REACTION
TO THE WORLD WARS 50 YEARS AGO.
ESSENTIALLY, A GROUP OF
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS,
INCLUDING THOSE FROM AMERICA,
CAME TOGETHER TO SAY EDUCATION
IS MORE THAN JUST ABOUT ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT.
>> Reporter: TO DESIGN AN
EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PROMOTED
MORE THAN JUST TEST RESULTS, THE
FOUNDERS LOOKED TO THE
PROGRESSIVE LEARNING
PHILOSOPHIES OF THE TIME.
SO, INSTEAD OF TEACHING ROTE
MEMORIZATION, THEY PUSHED
ANALYTICAL THINKING.
THE FIRST STUDENTS TO USE I.B.
OFTEN CAME FROM ELITE
INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES.
BUT 50 YEARS LATER, I.B. CAN BE
FOUND IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD-- MORE
THAN 1,800 IN THE U.S. ALONE--
EDUCATING STUDENTS FROM
DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC
BACKGROUNDS.
IT CONSISTS OF CURRICULA FOR
STUDENTS THREE THROUGH 19.
THERE ARE ELEMENTARY-, MIDDLE-
AND HIGH SCHOOL-SPECIFIC
PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ONES
RELATED TO CAREERS, ALL AIMING
TO FOSTER INDEPENDENT, CURIOUS
STUDENTS.
>> AND WE WANT TO CREATE
CHILDREN WHO ARE ABLE TO THINK
CRITICALLY, SOLVE PROBLEMS, ABLE
TO WRITE, TO EXPLAIN, TO BE
FOCUSED ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING
AND TO OWN THE LEARNING.
>> Reporter: THE CURRICULA
INCLUDE STANDARD SUBJECTS LIKE
ENGLISH, SCIENCE AND MATH.
BUT STUDENTS ALSO TAKE DESIGN
CLASSES TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITY
TO CREATE PRODUCTS.
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, SUBJECTS ARE
COMBINED TO STUDY HOW CONCEPTS
OVERLAP.
>> WE ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE
TOWARDS A MONO-CULTURE.
>> Reporter: I.B. APPROACHES
LEARNING FROM A WORLDWIDE
PERSPECTIVE, TEACHING STUDENTS
NOT JUST ABOUT LOCAL ISSUES BUT
GLOBAL ONES, AS WELL.
STUDYING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS
REQUIRED.
THE GOAL OF IT ALL IS AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO
THE COMPLEX WORLD THE STUDENTS
WILL ENTER.
>> WE TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
THE PSYCHOLOGY, WHAT IS THE
BRAIN FUNCTIONING OF THE CHILD
AT THAT POINT.
HOW DO YOU TAKE CHANCES?
HOW DO YOU FAIL?
YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY OF THE
CHILD EVEN AT THAT LEVEL AND THE
PRIMARY LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO
SPEAK AND TO DEFEND THEIR
THINKING.
>> Reporter: BUT WITH A SET
FRAMEWORK OF ELEMENTS FOR
STUDENTS TO LEARN, SOME
EDUCATORS ARE CONCERNED TOO MUCH
CONTROL RESTS WITH AN
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND
NOT ENOUGH AT THE LOCAL SCHOOL
LEVEL.
SIVA KUMARI REJECTS THAT
ASSESSMENT.
>> IT'S A MISNOMER THAT WE'RE
SITTING SOMEWHERE IN SOME IVORY
TOWER AND CONTROLLING THE WORLD.
WE HAVE NO SUCH INTEREST.
( LAUGHS )
THE REASON I THINK IT WORKS IS,
WE DON'T MANDATE EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENS IN A LOCAL SCHOOL.
>> PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN
ALWAYS PRACTICE ON ANOTHER PIECE
OF PAPER.
>> Reporter: KATHLEEN BUSONI IS
AN ART TEACHER AND COORDINATES
THE I.B. PROGRAM FOR BROOKLYN
LATIN, A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN
NEW YORK CITY.
SHE SAYS THAT ONE THING THAT
ATTRACTED THE SCHOOL TO I.B. IS
ITS PROGRESSIVE PHILOSOPHY, LESS
INSTRUCTION FROM A TEACHER AND
MORE ACTIVE STUDENT
PARTICIPATION IN CLASS.
>> AND THAT SOUNDS SO CLICHE,
RIGHT?
IN EDUCATION TODAY, WE ALL SAY,
LIKE, STUDENT-CENTERED IS BEST.
BUT, FOR ME AS A TEACHER, THAT
WAS WHERE I REALIZED THAT'S
WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS.
THAT'S WHERE THE STUDENTS GROW
AND LEARN THE MOST, IS IF YOU
HELP AND ENCOURAGE THEM AND
COACH THEM RATHER THAN TELL THEM
AND DEMAND FROM THEM.
>> Reporter: AT BROOKLYN LATIN,
ALL 11th AND 12th GRADE STUDENTS
USE WHAT'S CALLED THE I.B.
DIPLOMA PROGRAM.
IT'S A CHOICE THAT A SCHOOL
MIGHT MAKE INSTEAD OF, SAY,
OFFERING ADVANCED PLACEMENT
COURSES.
THE CURRICULUM HAS SIX SUBJECTS
INCLUDING ART AND SCIENCE, AND
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN I.B.
DIPLOMA, STUDENTS MUST PASS
I.B.'S OWN EXAMS.
BUT IT GOES FURTHER, REQUIRING
BOTH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND A
4,000-WORD INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
PAPER.
>> THE I.B. IS NOT ABOUT ONE
SINGULAR EXAM.
SO, FOR ONE COURSE, A STUDENT
MIGHT DO A GROUP PROJECT OR DO
AN ORAL COMMENTARY, BUT THEN
THEY MIGHT ALSO DO AN EXTENDED
WRITING.
AND THEN, THEY MIGHT SIT DOWN IN
MAY AND TAKE A TIMED EXAM.
BUT EACH COURSE HAS AT LEAST
THREE DIFFERENT ASSESSMENTS THAT
COMBINE TOGETHER TO GIVE THEM A
SCORE.
THAT IS SO UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT
BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ALL
PERFECT AT TAKING MULTIPLE
CHOICE EXAMS.
THIS GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO
SHOW THEIR EXCELLENCE IN SEVERAL
DIFFERENT WAYS.
>> Reporter: BUT FOR ALL THE
BENEFITS THAT BUSONI SEES IN
I.B., SHE'S ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT
THE PROGRAM'S COST.
AND SHE'S NOT ALONE.
EDUCATORS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE
CALLED THE PROGRAM EXPENSIVE.
TO COVER OPERATIONAL COSTS, THE
FOUNDATION CHARGES FEES FOR ITS
VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
BUSONI ESTIMATES BROOKLYN LATIN
PAYS ABOUT $1,000 FOR EXAMS AND
FEES FOR EACH 12th GRADER.
>> THE I.B. DOES AMAZING THINGS,
BUT IT COSTS A LOT TO HELP TO
MANAGE THAT PROGRAM.
AND AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, THAT'S A
LOT OF MONEY WHEN WE HAVE 189
SENIORS THIS PAST YEAR.
>> Reporter: BUT I.B.
REPRESENTATIVES SAY IT'S WORTH
IT, AND SIVA KUMARI STRESSES
THAT THE PROGRAMS PRODUCE
STUDENTS READY FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION.
78% OF I.B. DIPLOMA STUDENTS GO
ON TO COLLEGE RIGHT AFTER
GRADUATION.
>> THE SUCCESSFUL I.B. STUDENT
IS ONE IN WHATEVER FIELD THEY'VE
CHOSEN, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BE
THE PERSON THAT COLLEAGUES
CONSIDER THIS IS A MINDFUL
PERSON WHO ASKED THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS, WHO IS ABLE TO DRIVE
CONSENSUS, WHO IS ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE LONG VIEW ON THINGS
AND BE THE WISE PERSON IN THE
ROOM.
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